[CPEO-BIF] "South San Francisco [California] project exemplifes DTSC’s mission"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

South San Francisco project exempli es DTSC’s mission

California Department of Toxic Substances Control
May 19, 2017

The mission of the Department of Toxic Substances Control is to protect public health and the environ- ment. One way it does that is by cleaning up contaminated properties. It’s a bonus when the property is slated for development, which can lead to more tax revenue and jobs.

A proposed two-acre redevelopment project near a Cal Train station in South San Francisco is a good example of this. The proposal calls for combining six parcels bordering Highway 101 into a single mul- tifamily housing project. Cleanup is under way.

The site is an important component of the city’s 2015 Downtown Station Area Plan, which sets a new vision for downtown. ”This is quite the interesting project,” said Robert Boggs, DTSC project manager. “The development is going to coincide with a $50 million expansion of the Cal Train station in South San Francisco. Considerable money and e ort are being expended to revitalize this portion of South San Francisco.”

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For the entire release, see
http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/Success/upload/SouthSF_Housing_Success.pdf

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
Voice/Fax: 650/961-8918 
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org

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